As the gang see off an errant Slitheen, Luke tells Sarah-Jane that he hopes to go to Oxford a year early . The following year he celebrates receiving excellent grades .

Start of term: Luke watches Rani heading off to school . Rani and Clyde discuss Luke no longer being with them on the way to school . Later in the week Rani admonishes Clyde for avoiding Luke , but neither know of the nightmares that Luke has been having of his mum being pleased to see him go and creepy school corridors . Clyde arranges a party at school for Luke , but he is confronted by the Nightmare Man as he drifts to sleep, and later he has a further nightmare of being replaced in the team . On his final evening at home they celebrate, but as they fall to sleep the Nightmare Man finally breaks out of Luke's nightmares into reality!

As the Nightmare Man strengthens, Rani and Clyde are drawn into their own nightmares, Rani at home and then pulled through the television into a BBC News Studio, whilst Clyde discovers himself in a cafe serving an ancient Sarah Jane! . Meanwhile, Luke finds himself stuck in the creepy school corridors , but ultimately with K9's assistance he is able to brings the others together to disrupt the Nightmare Man's plans in the street . He returns to the Attic, but is beaten by the gang and ends up trapped in the cafe from Clyde's nightmare!

Finally, Luke makes his goodbyes and heads off to university ... with K9!